I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.
CHARLES BARKLEYThe only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
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Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.
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I think it sucks that in our country [the USA] there is such a double standard education-wise. Which part of the city you live in, or something like that, determines if you’ll be successful, and that’s not fair.
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If I weren’t earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.
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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.
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I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.
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I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
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If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn’t get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.
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When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said ‘Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.’ And I said, ‘Mom, I’m rich.’
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